# US 11,998,345 B2 · Sensing device and method for processing sensing data

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- Number: US 11,998,345 B2
- Document ID: US11998345B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/143,713
- Filed: 2021-01-07
- Published: 2021-04-29
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-10-18
- Assignees: Neofect Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Neofect Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Young Geun Choi; Sung Gon Moon; Byung Geol Park; Seo Jeong Han; Jin Young Cho; Keun Hyeok Yoo; Eun Jung Kim; Do Kyeong Ha; Kyung Hwan Yoo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998345B2

## CPC

- A61B 5/4023: {Evaluating sense of balance}
- A61B 5/1036: {Measuring load distribution, e.g. podologic studies}
- A61B 5/7203: {for noise prevention, reduction or removal}
- A61B 5/742: {using visual displays (displays for heart-related electrical signals, e.g. ECG, A61B5/339)}
- A61B 2505/09: Rehabilitation or training
- A61B 2562/0247: Pressure sensors
- A61B 2562/046: in a matrix array
- A61B 2562/164: the sensor is mounted in or on a conformable substrate or carrier
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a sensing device and a method for processing sensing data.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sensing device, comprising:
a sensing pad that is a touch screen; and
a control module,
wherein the sensing pad comprises:
a plurality of pressure measuring units arranged in a matrix and configured to measure pressure applied by loads of both feet;
a plurality of transmission lines arranged in a column direction of the matrix and configured to provide a drive pulse to the plurality of pressure measuring units, in response to a setup signal from the control module; and
a plurality of reception lines arranged in a row direction of the matrix and configured to receive a plurality of plantar pressure data having an analog state, from the plurality of pressure measuring units,
wherein each pressure measuring unit of the plurality of pressure measuring units is electrically connected to a crossing point of one transmission line of the plurality of transmission lines and one reception line of the plurality of reception lines, and
wherein the control module is configured to:
receive the plurality of plantar pressure data having a digital state, converted from the plurality of plantar pressure data having the analog state;
generate a plantar pressure data matrix obtained by aligning the plantar pressure data depending on coordinates of the pressure measuring units, each of which is connected to the crossing point of one transmission line of the plurality of transmission lines and one reception line of the plurality of reception lines;
obtain first maximum data having a maximum value in n rows and second maximum data having a maximum value in m columns, on the basis of target data of the n rows and the m columns in the plantar pressure data matrix;
determine one of the first maximum data and the second maximum data as reference data and calculate a unique reference value based on the reference data; and
determine whether the target data is noise based on the unique reference value.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The sensing device of claim 1, wherein the reference data is a smaller value between the first maximum data and the second maximum data.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The sensing device of claim 1, wherein the unique reference value is a value obtained by assigning a weight to the reference data.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The sensing device of claim 3, wherein the weight is 0.5 to 0.7.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The sensing device of claim 3, wherein, the sensing pad is formed of a first material that has a first surface resistivity that is greater than a predetermined surface resistivity value, such that the weight has a first weight value that is greater than a predetermined weight value, or
wherein, the sensing pad is formed of a second material that has a second surface resistivity that is equal to or smaller than the predetermined surface resistivity value, such that the weight has a second weight value that is less than the predetermined weight value.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The sensing device of claim 1, further comprising:
a display device configured to display the plantar pressure data matrix, in which filtering of the noise is completed in the control module, on a screen.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The sensing device of claim 1, further comprising:
a display device configured to display a pressure map of the both feet, in which the noise is filtered.

### Claim 8

A method for processing sensing data, performed by a sensing device having a sensing pad that is a touch screen, and a control module, the method comprising:
measuring pressure applied by loads of both feet, by a plurality of pressure measuring units of the sensing pad, arranged in a matrix;
providing a drive pulse to the plurality of pressure measuring units, in response to a setup signal from the control module, by a plurality of transmission lines arranged in a column direction of the matrix;
receiving a plurality of plantar pressure data having an analog state, from the plurality of pressure measuring units, by a plurality of reception lines arranged in a row direction of the matrix,
wherein each pressure measuring unit of the plurality of pressure measuring units is electrically connected to a crossing point of one transmission line of the plurality of transmission lines and one reception line of the plurality of reception lines;
receiving, by the control module, the plurality of plantar pressure data having a digital state, converted from the plurality of plantar pressure data having the analog state;
generating, by the control module, a plantar pressure data matrix obtained by aligning the plantar pressure data depending on coordinates of the pressure measuring units, each of which is connected to the crossing point of one transmission line of the plurality of transmission lines and one reception line of the plurality of reception lines;
obtaining, by the control module, first maximum data having a maximum value in n rows and second maximum data having a maximum value in m columns, on the basis of target data of the n rows and the m columns in the plantar pressure data matrix;
determining, by the control module, one of the first maximum data and the second maximum data as reference data and calculating, by the control module, a unique reference value based on the reference data; and
determining, by the control module, whether the target data is noise based on the unique reference value.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the reference data is a smaller value between the first maximum data and the second maximum data.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the unique reference value is a value obtained by assigning a weight to the reference data.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the weight is 0.5 to 0.7.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein, the sensing pad is formed of a first material that has a first surface resistivity that is greater than a predetermined surface resistivity value, such that the weight has a first weight value that is greater than a predetermined weight value, or
wherein, the sensing pad is formed of a second material that has a second surface resistivity that is equal to or smaller than the predetermined surface resistivity value, such that the weight has a second weight value that is less than the predetermined weight value.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the determining of whether the target data is the noise includes:
determining, by the control module, the target data as the noise and filtering, by the control module, the noise, when a condition where the target data is less than the unique reference value is met.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, further comprising:
displaying the plantar pressure data matrix, in which filtering of the noise is completed in the control module, on a screen of a display device.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, further comprising:
displaying a pressure map of the both feet, in which the noise is filtered, on a screen of a display device.